Skip to main content

Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du

Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.

Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)

Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.

Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.

Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.

Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.

Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.

Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.

Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.

Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit

Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit

Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet

Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet

Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown

Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown

Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

Maren Hassinger

Biography

Download as PDF  

Born in Los Angeles, CA, 1947
University of California, Los Angeles, MFA, 1973
Bennington College, BA, 1969
Lives and Works in New York, NY

MAREN HASSINGER (b.1947) has built an expansive practice that connects humanity to nature through a range of media. Carefully choosing materials for their innate characteristics, she has explored the subject of movement, family, love, nature, environment, consumerism, identity, and race. In each context, the artist creates an eloquent response to timely issues regarding our relationship to the natural world and to each other. Hassinger is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for the Arts. Hassinger’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; Baltimore Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art, NYC; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, among others.

Exhibition History

Publications

Select Press

  1. Culture Type
  2. New Yorker
  3. New York Times
  4. Hyperallergic
  5. Hyperallergic
  6. Wall Street Journal
  7. Berkshire Eagle
  8. Harper's Bazaar
  1. D Magazine
  2. Culture Type
  3. Afterall
  4. New York Times
  5. DCist
  6. Washington Post
  7. Smithsonian Magazine
  8. Wall Street Journal
  9. Aspen Times
  10. This Long Century
  11. Cowboys & Indians
  12. T Magazine
  13. Women's Wear Daily
  14. Hyperallergic
  15. Hyperallergic
  16. Hyperallergic
  17. Vogue
  18. Daily Hampshire Gazette
  19. Artforum
  20. SilverKris
  21. Miami Times
  22. Hyperallergic
  23. Boca Newspaper
  24. Art Daily
  25. Palm Beach Post
  26. New York Times
  27. New York Times
  28. Garage Magazine
  29. Frieze
  30. Contemporary And
  31. ARTnews
  32. Artforum
  33. Cultured
  34. Boca Magazine
  35. Ravelin Magazine
  36. ASAP Journal
  37. Artforum
  38. ARTNews
  39. New York Times
  40. Sculpture Magazine
  41. BOMB Magazine
  42. Artnet
  43. Artforum
  44. Blouin Artinfo
  45. Art and Cake
  46. Vogue
  47. Culture Type
  48. Architectural Record
  49. Hyperallergic
  50. Garage
  51. Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
  52. Hamptons Art Hub
  53. Artforum
  54. Artnet
  55. Hyperallergic
  56. LA Weekly
  57. Xtra
  58. NPR
  59. Arts Atlanta
  60. BOMB Magazine
  61. Hyperallergic
  62. New York Times
  63. ARTnews
  64. Artforum
  65. Arts Atlanta
  66. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  67. Times Quotidian
  68. Marcus Samuelsson
  69. The Washington Post
  70. The Urbanite
  71. Frieze
  72. New York Times
  73. The Baltimore Sun
  74. New York Times
  75. Newsweek
  76. Women's Art Journal
  77. Art In America
  78. New York Times
  79. New York Times
  80. New York Times
  81. New York Times
  82. Artweek
  83. Los Angeles Times

Additional Images

Maren Hassinger
Paradise Regained
Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein
Garden
Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein
Monument
Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du
Whole Cloth
Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5
Whole Cloth
Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.
Fight the Power
Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)
Sit Upons
Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)
Sit Upons
Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Love (Square)
Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5
Our Lives
Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.
Daily Mask
Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.
Birthright
Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
Consolation
Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.
Splintering
Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit
Rivers
Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet
Leaning
Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Walking
Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
Untitled
Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Untitled (Sea Anemone)
Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Artists